(Update story with comments from James Shanahan, financial services analyst at Edward Jones.) The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced the results of its annual stress tests for 33 large US banks and US subsidiaries of foreign banks. Since the Fed’s “severely adverse scenario” for stress testing was designed in February, …
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Outrage Rises Over Report Russia Rewarded Afghanistan Militants For Killing US Soldiers | United States News
Outrage greeted an explosive New York Times story that says US intelligence officials believe a Russian military intelligence unit offered rewards to Taliban-linked militants for killing foreign soldiers in Afghanistan, including attacks on Americans. The story, citing its sources when unidentified officials reported on the matter, said the United States …
Read More »New York Police Commander leaves Bronx compound for the last time after retiring in protest
The chief of the New York police constituency who withdrew in protest this week criticized politicians for wanting to “vilify” police officers during a scandalous final strike celebration at his Bronx station home on Friday. Deputy Inspector Richard Brea got into a restored classic police car around 3 p.m. after …
Read More »The main researchers in Spain discover the coronavirus in the wastewater collected on March 12, 2019
Xinhua A couple walks on a street during the COVID-19 pandemic in Barcelona, Spain, on June 19, 2020. Researchers from the University of Barcelona, one of the most prestigious universities in Spain, detected the presence of the new coronavirus in the wastewater samples collected here on March 12, 2019, the …
Read More »Jazz-Pelicans, Lakers-Clippers to reopen NBA season on July 30
The NBA released its schedule for the remainder of the 2020 regular season beginning July 30 in Orlando. The season will resume with a doubleheader on Friday with the Jazz vs. the Pelicans and the Lakers vs. the Clippers. All regular season games will take place between July 30 and …
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